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A robot-made habitat for Mars could bring sustainable building down to Earth
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How a speculative project for another planet is uncovering solutions for better building practices.
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25 Jul 19
Combining fungi and willow to create functional furniture
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Sebastian Cox and Ninela Ivanova’s collaboration investigates the potential of mushrooms as a raw material.
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25 Jul 19
Journal Safar: A window into Beirut
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How Journal Safar, an art and design magazine, connects Beirut’s art scene to the rest of the world.
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24 Jul 19
Is Sweden’s Vittra School the future of learning?
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Designed by Rosan Bosch, the space challenges traditional education facilities.
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19 Jul 19
Joyce Simbine Saiete on how architectural interventions can aid Mozambican resettlement
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Her thesis takes the challenges of resettlement in the region and turns them into opportunities.
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18 Jul 19
Snøhetta reveals new Madiba-inspired "peace bench"
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The inspiration for the bench came from the famous Nelson Mandela quote: "The best weapon is to sit down and talk".
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17 Jul 19
The Algae Dome imagines a future of architecture-powered food
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Food Design
Where sustainable food design and public architecture intersect.
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14 Jul 19
Argentinian artist uses 100, 000 banned books to build a monument
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Conceptual artist Marta Minujín has created a full-scale replica of the Parthenon – one of the world’s most famous structures.
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14 Jul 19
A revival of stone architecture in Palestine
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This sculptural project brings together ancient stonework and cutting-edge design methods.
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12 Jul 19
Why Mexican squares may be the best public spaces in the world
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Plaza Ciudadela won’t win any design awards, but it accomplishes something far more important: it draws a crowd of all ages.
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12 Jul 19
Les Chaises Koubeyni is an artistic response to the concept of hospitality
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In Niger's capital city, Niamey, artists from the city as well as those from Madrid got together to build an amulet to reflect on hospitality.
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10 Jul 19
Atolye on creating a space where community and strategic design meet
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"There are many untapped markets as well as industries that need radical interventions" says architect Nesile Yalcin.
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9 Jul 19
How floating homes will help people in flood-prone countries
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Dream Homes is a project by Dundee University in which they co-designed with local Bangladeshis to create resilient floating homes.
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8 Jul 19
Max-Gordon Stoffberg on community empowerment and creativity
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“I have a willingness to reach out to the marginalised in society. I believe everyone has equal potential power and everyone has unique gifts & talents.”
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5 Jul 19
Colourful totems in Poland carry strong message about climate change
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Totemy by Alicja Biała and former Design Indaba speaker, Iwo Borkowicz, symbolises the relationship between people and the forces of nature.
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5 Jul 19
Durban students initiate a space to foster more campus interaction
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The Level Six project is the first student-led project guided by professionals to come out of Durban University of Technology.
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25 Jun 19
Students explore death through a video game and our fascination with fake goods
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We spotlight the work of two graduates from the University of the Underground which was started by Dr Nelly Ben-Hayoun.
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20 Jun 19
Are you the future of South Africa’s design industry?
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The hunt for South Africa’s hottest young emerging creatives has begun. Apply now!
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20 Jun 19
Applications for African Crossroads 2019 are now open!
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Hivos is looking for content proposals from artists, entrepreneurs, chefs, designers, researchers, to imagine the future of African cities.
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19 Jun 19
Design Indaba launches the Future Cities Residency
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Paloma Strelitz is the first resident of the Design Indaba Future Cities Residency.
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14 Jun 19
How artists and architects are helping residents to claim their right to the city
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Grigri Pixel invited a group a creatives from Africa and Spain to work together in Madrid to try and find out.
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14 Jun 19
Post-colonial Congolese architecture: green, local and volcanic
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Designer Nicolas-Patience Basabose talks about the past and the future of architecture in the DRC.
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12 Jun 19
This town in Mali is built almost completely out of mud
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Architecture & Interiors
The Great Mosque of Djenne survives through the dedication of local builders who help to re-plaster it each year.
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11 Jun 19
African architecture: Ornaments, crime & prejudice
Opinion
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Architecture & Interiors
Mathias Agbo, Jr. reflects on the importance of African ornamentation and the stories they convey.
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7 Jun 19
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